Question follow-through · 13095

Business: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities in investigating fraudulent businesses.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities in investigating fraudulent businesses.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The government is committed to taking action against illicit activity on high streets. I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (⁠HCWS32) made on 19 May 2026. I also refer the hon. Member to the Westminster Hall Debate on High Street S...

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